Which has higher population by world region, Greenland or Turks and Caicos Islands?

Turks and Caicos Islands, at 38,687 people against 37,248 people in Greenland as of 2100.

What is the difference in population by world region between Greenland and Turks and Caicos Islands?

1,439 people, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Turks and Caicos Islands?

182 years are reported by both, from 1100 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greenland vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Population by world region

Greenland

37,248 people

in 2100

Turks and Caicos Islands

38,687 people

in 2100

Greenland rank

216th

Turks and Caicos Islands rank

215th

Population by world region over time

Greenland
Turks and Caicos Islands

How they compare

Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 38,687 people against 37,248 people in Greenland, a difference of 1,439 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 182 shared years of data; in 1100 it was Greenland ahead.

Greenland ranks 216th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 215th of 239 countries.

Across the 47 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 41 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Turks and Caicos Islands	Difference	Ahead
1100s	1,072 people	1 people	1,071 people	Greenland
1200s	1,093 people	2 people	1,091 people	Greenland
1300s	1,116 people	4 people	1,112 people	Greenland
1400s	1,138 people	9 people	1,129 people	Greenland
1500s	1,162 people	19 people	1,143 people	Greenland
1600s	1,185 people	39 people	1,146 people	Greenland
1700s	1,210 people	79 people	1,131 people	Greenland
1710s	1,361 people	85 people	1,276 people	Greenland
1720s	1,531 people	92 people	1,439 people	Greenland
1730s	1,723 people	100 people	1,623 people	Greenland
1740s	1,938 people	108 people	1,830 people	Greenland
1750s	2,180 people	117 people	2,063 people	Greenland
1760s	2,453 people	127 people	2,326 people	Greenland
1770s	2,759 people	137 people	2,622 people	Greenland
1780s	3,104 people	149 people	2,955 people	Greenland
1790s	3,493 people	161 people	3,332 people	Greenland
1800s	3,929 people	174 people	3,755 people	Greenland
1810s	4,420 people	188 people	4,232 people	Greenland
1820s	4,973 people	195 people	4,778 people	Greenland
1830s	5,595 people	201 people	5,394 people	Greenland
1840s	6,294 people	208 people	6,086 people	Greenland
1850s	7,081 people	215 people	6,866 people	Greenland
1860s	7,966 people	222 people	7,744 people	Greenland
1870s	8,962 people	230 people	8,732 people	Greenland
1880s	10,082 people	238 people	9,844 people	Greenland
1890s	11,343 people	246 people	11,097 people	Greenland
1900s	12,761 people	254 people	12,507 people	Greenland
1910s	14,356 people	263 people	14,093 people	Greenland
1920s	16,150 people	329 people	15,821 people	Greenland
1930s	18,169 people	411 people	17,758 people	Greenland
1940s	20,440 people	514 people	19,926 people	Greenland
1950s	26,343 people	5,207 people	21,136 people	Greenland
1960s	38,033 people	5,667 people	32,366 people	Greenland
1970s	48,408 people	6,428 people	41,980 people	Greenland
1980s	52,826 people	9,358 people	43,468 people	Greenland
1990s	55,902 people	14,765 people	41,137 people	Greenland
2000s	56,689 people	23,512 people	33,178 people	Greenland
2010s	56,344 people	36,121 people	20,223 people	Greenland
2020s	55,757 people	46,559 people	9,198 people	Greenland
2030s	54,098 people	49,361 people	4,737 people	Greenland
2040s	51,434 people	50,843 people	590.6 people	Greenland
2050s	48,767 people	50,525 people	1,758 people	Turks and Caicos Islands
2060s	46,158 people	48,423 people	2,265 people	Turks and Caicos Islands
2070s	43,353 people	45,609 people	2,256 people	Turks and Caicos Islands
2080s	40,778 people	42,690 people	1,912 people	Turks and Caicos Islands
2090s	38,495 people	40,065 people	1,570 people	Turks and Caicos Islands
2100s	37,248 people	38,687 people	1,439 people	Turks and Caicos Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Greenland or Turks and Caicos Islands?: Turks and Caicos Islands, at 38,687 people against 37,248 people in Greenland as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Greenland and Turks and Caicos Islands?: 1,439 people, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Turks and Caicos Islands?: 182 years are reported by both, from 1100 to 2100.
How do Greenland and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for population by world region?: Greenland ranks 216th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 215th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population by world region
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.